Oxidative damage in relation to a female plumage badge: Evidence for signalling costs

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 65-75

  Moreno, Juan ^a   Velando, Alberto ^b   Ruiz de Castañeda, Rafael ^a   González Braojos, Sonia ^a   Cantarero, Alejandro ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Female signalling; Incubation attendance; Oxidative status; Social competition

Indexed keywords

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 84877707209     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-012-0138-9     Document Type: Article

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